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Most discussed topics in parliament in May 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.This Infographic shows the most discussed topics in the 9th Parliament in May 2023 and the MPs who contributed the most to those topics. Topics and contributors are Urban planning, Infrastructure and Transportation (Wijayadasa Rajapakshe - SLPP) Economy and Finance (Ranjith Siyambalapitiya - SLPP), Governance, Administration and Parliamentary affairs (Dinesh Gunawardena – SLPP), Welfare and Social services (Shehan Semasinghe - SLPP) and Trade and Industry (Rohitha Abegunawardhana - SLPP)
දිවි අහිමි කරගැනීම පිළිබඳ වාර්තාකරණ සහ මාධ්ය ආචාර ධර්ම
No full textThis entry has 10 infographics and 9 write-ups (all in Sinhala).During the month of July 2023, Sinhala newspapers Mawbima, Aruna, Divaina, Dinamina, Ada, Aruna, Lankadeepa, and Tamil newspaper Thinakaran published several articles which contained the following ethical violations related to suicide reporting; method in headline, method in content, no helplines, prominence, photo of person who died by suicide published, suicide note
ලිංගික අපරාධ වාර්තා කිරීමේදී, සැහැල්ලු කොට දැක්වීම, හැඟීම් කළඹවන සුළු ආකාරයෙන් වාර්තා කිරීම සහ 'දූෂණය', 'කෙළෙසීම' යන යෙදුම් භාවිතා කිරීම
No full textThis entry has 11 infographics and 11 write-ups (all in Sinhala).On the 1st of September Sinhala newspapers Dinamina and Mawbima reported of an incident where a 19 year old man had abused a 14 year-old girl whom he had run away with. The newspaper headlines had trivialised the headlines in a manner in which the true nature of the crime was not apparent.
On the 5th of September, Sinhala newspapers published articles about a Sri Lankan migrant worker from Kuwait had returned to Sri Lanka with a sum of money given to her because she had been a victim of a sex crime. Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Ada and Divaina reported this while mentioning that this lady had received compensation. But Aruna used the word "dooshanaya" to highlight the reason for this girl to get this compensation.
On the 6th of September the sexual abuse of a 7 year-old girl was reported. Divaina trivialised this sex crime, while Dinamina did not, but reported it in an ethical way.
On the 12th of September Dinamina reported an incident of sexual abuse by using the word "dooshanaya".
On the 13th of September Dinamina published two articles with headlines that trivialised sexual abuse.
On the 13th of September Hiru TV reported an incident where a school teacher had sexually abused female school going students. Hiru TV had sensationalised the incident by referring to the act of sexual abuse as 'mal kekulu thala'.
On the 18th of September Dinamina published a headline which trivialised the sexual abuse faced by an Irish lady at a Spa.
On the 19th of September Sinhala newspapers published headlines about Dhanushka Gunatilake coming to court to attend his trial on the allegations of sex crimes being committed by him. Divaina, Lankadeepa and Dinamina had highlighted the outer appearance of a lady who had accompanied Gunatilake to the court complex, in a sensational manner. But Mawbima only mentioned that a lady who was not the plaintiff, accompanied Gunatillake to the court complex.
On the 21st of September it was reported that a man who had sexually abused his wife's under-aged younger sister had been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Aruna and Dinamina used the word "dooshanaya" to describe the sex crime, while Ada and Divaina reported the incident in an ethical manner.
On the 20th and 25th of September, it was reported that a young Buddhist monk who had been selling tapes containing sexual content related to children, had been arrested. Ada, Mawbima, Lankadeepa, Dinamina and Aruna had reported this in a way that reflected the seriousness of the crime, while Divaina had trivialised it reporting of the same.
On the 27th of September, it was reported that a former army soldier who had sexually abused his young niece had been given a prison sentence. Lankadeepa and Divaina had used the words 'dooshanaya' and 'kelesu' to trivialise the crime. But Dinamina, Mawbima and Ada had reported this incident in an ethical manner
Dissecting Personal Laws in Sri Lanka: Divorce in Muslim Law
No full text5 Infographics in EnglishSri Lanka has distinct personal laws applicable to specific ethnic and religious groups, such as Kandyan Law, Muslim Law, and Tesawalamai Law. This infographic focuses on the disparities between Muslim Law and the General Law in relation to divorce, highlighting the unique legal provisions and practices under each system
World Press Freedom Day 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.This infographic shows ranking of the topic out of the 65 subtopics monitored (40/65), the percentage of the total time spent on the topic (0.6%), number of MPs who contributed to the topic (46), and the top 5 contributing MPs to the topic and the productive time spent on this topic. i.e. Gayantha Karunathilaka (13.5%), Dullas Alahapperuma (9.1%), Manusha Nanayakkara (8.1%), Shantha Bandara (5.2%) and Keheliya Rambukwella (4.3%). It also gives the number of times the Ministerial Consultative Committee (MCC) on Mass media met (4 times in 28 months)
World Health Day 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English and SinhalaThis infographic shows ranking of the topic out of the 15 topics monitored (4/15), the percentage of the total time spent on the topic (5.5%), number of MPs who contributed to the topic (158), allotted expenditure under budget 2023 (5.7%) and the top 5 contributing MPs to the topic and the productive time spent on this topic. i.e. Channa Jayasumana (6.6%), Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi (4.9%), Rajitha Senarathne (4.4%), Sajith Premadasa (3.3%) and Keheliya Rambukwella (2.9%). It also gives the number of times the Ministerial Consultative Committee (MCC) on Health met (4 times in 27 months)
Retirement Funds Face Regressive Taxation in Sri Lanka
Get PDF4p.In September 2023, Sri Lanka became the only country to restructure local currency debt by exclusively targeting retirement savings funds, excluding all others. This was justified by claiming that retirement savings were receiving preferential tax treatment. This insight finds both empirical and analytical evidence to the contrary, and shows that retirement funds face adverse, not preferential tax treatment
Removing PUCSL's Chairperson - Voting Breakdown
No full textThis infographic is available in English and Sinhala.On May 24, 2023, the parliament voted to remove Janaka Ratnayake from his office as the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) chairperson with a majority of 10 in excess of the simple majority needed. The following compilation of infographics reflects the list of MPs that voted in favour, against and MPs who were absent during the vote. 123 votes were cast in favour of the resolution, while 77 votes were cast against it and 24 MPs were absent
Changes in Allocations to Ministries
No full textThis infographic was posted on the Public Finance Platform in English.In the Appropriation Bill for 2024, key ministries such as Finance, Defense, Health, Education, Transport, and Highways witness an increase in their allocations.
The Ministry of Finance experienced the largest year on year increase of LKR 240 billion (exlcuding interest payments), followed by the Health Ministry's LKR 88 billion.
Conversely, the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment experienced the largest year on year reduction in its allocated expenditure of LKR 78 billion
Parliamentary report card: Dayasiri Jayasekara – September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to July 2023
No full textThis infographic is available in English, Sinhala and Tamil.On September 6, 2023, MP Dayasiri Jayasekara announced that the president of SLFP, Maithripala Sirisena, has suspended his party membership and removed him from his position as general secretary. VR's Manthri Team analysed his performance in the parliament. The report card shows the contribution of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara in 8th and 9th parliaments. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to July 2023. This includes overall rank (26/225; 36/225), Kurunegala district rank (1/15; 6/15), attendance in parliament sittings (288/414; 236/280), total number of productive interventions he made in parliament (304,215) and topics which were discussed most by him in the parliament i.e., National Heritage, Media and Sports; Economy and Finance; Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs; Trade and Industry; Justice, Defense and Public Order